# Hg_sediment98-00.txt
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# PARAMETER EXPLANATIONS:	
# HgT  = Total mercury, in ng/g dry weight
# MeHg = Methyl Mercury, in ng/g dry weight
# LOI  = Percent of dry sediment mass lost on ignition after firing to 550 degrees Celsius for 2 hours
#	 (used as a surrogate for organic carbon content of sediment)
# AVS  = Acid-volatile sulfide, in ug/g dry weight (Detection limit = 0.24ug/g)
#	 <0.24 indicates that AVS was not detected
#	 E indicates that the reported concentration is less than the LRL, so it is flagged as estimated
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# OTHER	ABBREVIATIONS:
# ng/g = nanograms per gram
# ug/g = micrograms per gram
# LRL  = laboratory reporting level
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Sample_Name	Sample_ID	Sample_date	Sample_time	latitude	longitude	MeHg 	HgT	LOI	AVS 
"Aberjona River at Winchester, MA"	01102500	8/21/2000	11:00	422650	710822	5.25	1093.65	14.61	97.91
"Aberjona River at Winchester, MA"	01102500	9/21/1998	10:30	422650	710822	7.14	1488.40	17.36	350.20
"Androscoggin River near Lisbon Falls, ME"	01059300	6/24/1999	10:00	435900	700230	3.18	115.15	3.21	82.18
"Assabet River at Northborough, MA"	01096710	8/17/2000	18:00	421946	713748	6.40	1531.35	24.65	48.96
"Baboosic River near Merrimack, NH"	01094005	8/28/2000	11:00	425336	713051	3.61	50.33	14.27	<0.24
"Beaver Br. at North Pelham, NH"	010965852	8/31/2000	6:30	424659	712114	5.80	100.25	15.17	E.0137
"Bellamy River near Dover, NH"	01072904	8/25/2000	7:00	431049	705322	2.57	82.01	17.89	E.041
"Black Brook near Manchester, NH"	01090477	8/30/2000	17:00	430131	713017	10.72	198.44	33.65	<0.24
"Blackstone River at Manville, RI"	01112900	6/30/1999	9:00	415816	712814	2.70	254.58	5.7	477.31
"Bond Brook at Augusta, ME"	01049318	10/4/1999	13:00	441922	694632	1.69	31.02	7.52	0.24
"Charles River above Watertown Dam at Watertown, MA"	01104615	6/29/1999	15:00	422154	711126	2.46	283.36	9.96	399.89
"Charles River at Maple Street at North Bellingham, MA"	011032058	8/10/2000	16:30	420711	712710	2.17	169.02	17.23	395.32
"Deer Meadow Brook near Newcastle, ME"	01038100	10/6/1999	14:00	440223	693512	1.95	49.71	14.71	1.30
"East Branch Neponset River at  Canton, MA"	01105500	8/8/2000	8:00	420931	710917	1.43	253.53	13.52	0.38
"Elizabeth Brook near Stow, MA"	01096945	8/15/2000	17:00	422536	712907	11.88	147.21	35.34	339.51
"Fifteenmile Stream at East Benton, ME"	01049135	10/7/1999	8:00	443459	692756	6.49	170.31	18.12	272.75
"Fort Pond Brook near South Acton, MA"	01097270	8/15/2000	7:00	422734	712634	9.59	672.27	26.48	2.21
"Greatworks River near North Berwick, ME"	01072650	8/23/2000	18:30	431903	704421	5.31	82.26	23.24	<0.24
"Ipswich River at South Middleton, MA"	01101500	8/22/2000	7:00	423410	710139	11.69	350.33	24.31	10.46
"Ipswich River at South Middleton, MA"	01101500	9/23/1998	10:00	423410	710139	9.91	380.00	22.54	803.00
"Isinglass River near Strafford, NH"	01072845	8/29/2000	7:00	431515	710610	6.44	119.50	24.34	30.96
"Kennebec River at North Sidney, ME"	01049265	6/23/1999	10:00	442825	694108	0.36	26.35	2.26	75.46
"Lamprey River near Deerfield, NH"	01073260	8/30/2000	7:00	430501	711359	5.99	114.07	28.11	54.01
"Little River at Cartland Rd, at Lee, NH"	010734833	8/24/2000	7:00	430707	710120	9.11	68.90	18.56	3.55
"Little River at Westville, NH"	01100684	7/21/1999	12:00	424904	710650	2.05	53.97	8.45	91.56
"Little River near Berwick, ME"	01072550	8/17/1999	14:00	431907	705155	11.16	44.93	27.71	3.93
"Little River near Lebanon, ME"	01072540	8/23/00	7:30	432421	705102	14.57	98.23	26.29	0.69
"Little River near Lisbon Falls, ME"	01059295	10/5/1999	10:00	440017	700204	0.34	7.24	1.6	E.0882
"Little Suncook River at Epsom, NH"	01089743	8/29/2000	16:30	431326	712048	4.33	83.62	18.2	4.31
"Little Suncook River at Epsom, NH"	01089743	8/17/1999	9:00	431326	712048	5.62	70.14	22.02	19.54
"Marsh Stream near Monearoe, ME"	01037230	10/6/1999	18:00	443601	690224	2.15	85.81	19.71	76.27
"Matfield River at East Bridgewater, MA"	01106468	8/9/2000	7:30	420201	705821	4.89	431.30	14.01	33.73
"Merrimack River below Concord River at Lowell, MA"	01100000	6/25/1999	14:00	423845	711756	2.39	148.05	3.89	135.75
"Middle River at Worcester, MA"	01109595	8/16/2000	7:30	421419	714928	4.35	252.23	20.94	57.82
"Mill River near Blackstone,  MA"	01112262	8/10/2000	7:30	420227	713056	3.67	70.25	14.45	E.0502
"Monatiquot River at Braintree, MA"	01105581	8/7/2000	15:30	421312	705956	1.90	315.71	18.17	32.24
"Mousam River near Sanford, ME"	01068900	8/17/1999	16:00	432553	704542	5.66	1885.40	17.09	50.04
"Mulpus Brook at Hazen Rd near Shirley, MA"	01095917	7/22/1999	12:00	423426	713730	9.72	129.93	41.7	0.51
"Neponset River at Norwood, MA"	01105000	8/8/2000	16:30	421039	711205	13.92	3114.10	19.73	37.07
"Neponset River at Norwood, MA"	01105000	9/16/1998	10:00	421039	711205	7.93	2477.50	20.23	495.00
"Nissitissit River at Brookline, NH"	0109650165	9/1/2000	7:00	424359	713951	15.63	301.54	30.83	<0.24
"Nonesuch River near Scarborough, ME"	01064195	8/18/1999	9:00	433658	702121	1.21	26.99	8.12	1.00
"North River near Nottingham, NH"	01073458	8/24/2000	17:00	430553	710334	8.97	68.49	19.84	0.71
"Parker River at Byfield, MA"	01101000	7/22/1999	8:00	424509	705647	2.57	80.95	9.72	23.40
"Pawtuckaway River near Epping, NH"	01073392	8/16/1999	13:00	430236	710740	2.62	33.54	9.31	117.10
"Pennichuck Brook near Nashua, NH"	01094161	8/31/2000	16:00	424736	712814	3.03	146.52	22.08	E.0517
"Pleasant River at Popeville, ME"	01064110	8/18/1999	14:00	434711	702518	2.72	59.61	13.29	2.69
"Pow wow River at Whitehall Rd at South Hampton, NH"	01100842	7/21/1999	16:00	425221	705743	6.61	99.43	18.26	86.34
"Quinsigamond River at North Grafton, MA"	01110000	8/17/2000	7:30	421350	714229	7.00	282.53	31.64	341.19
"Saugus River at Saugus Ironworks at Saugus, MA"	01102345	8/22/2000	17:00	422810	710028	1.70	123.76	8.82	<0.24
"Saugus River at Saugus Ironworks at Saugus, MA"	01102345	9/22/1998	11:00	422810	710028	4.41	309.20	16.7	371.80
"Shawsheen River near Tewksbury, MA"	01100610	7/20/1999	17:00	423558	711137	2.00	95.68	14.39	8.26
"Souadabscook Stream at Carmel, ME"	01037110	10/7/1999	9:00	444803	690312	4.11	78.07	20.72	13.71
"Spicket River Bridge St. at Salem, NH"	011005372	7/21/1999	9:00	424716	711201	1.87	53.84	9.05	384.05
"Stillwater River near Sterling, MA"	01095220	8/16/2000	12:00	422439	714730	3.38	64.03	17.49	81.84
"Stillwater River near Sterling, MA"	01095220	9/14/1998	11:00	422439	714730	7.02	72.90	17.45	816.00
"Stony Brook at Chelmsford, MA"	01096544	8/14/2000	11:00	423610	712513	38.18	991.90	20.73	0.25
"Stony Brook at Chelmsford, MA"	01096544	7/20/1999	13:00	423610	712513	2.29	85.87	17.63	384.98
"Stoudwater River near South Portland, ME"	01064154	8/18/1999	11:00	433922	702405	0.85	19.51	3.68	0.87
"Sudbury River at Ashland, MA"	01097476	8/11/2000	7:00	421545	712748	7.36	458.17	26.15	21.72
"Taylor Brook at Poland Rd near Auburn, ME"	01058710	10/5/1999	14:00	440447	701446	1.03	65.24	7.32	5.46
"Togus Stream at Togus, ME"	01049550	10/6/1999	10:00	441359	694330	9.20	363.95	18.88	6.82
"Wading River near Norton, MA"	01109000	8/9/2000	18:00	415651	711038	5.85	367.60	19.92	70.62